99970 Mon Feb 23 12:29:23 -0800 2004 10 23 Ontario (including Toronto) 0 541254 wheres a good spot to pick some tongs, spoons, fancy graters etc. I know theres a kitchen store near George Brown College, down n King, but its crazy expensive there. I remember hearing something in China town. I also heard about a place on King and Bathurst-esq. Any suggestions? Preferably downtown please. Mon Feb 23 12:29:23 -0800 2004 0 Chin 1 541257 Nikolau's on Queen, east of Bathurst Fortune and Tap Phong on Spadina Mon Feb 23 13:04:28 -0800 2004 541254 0 Dulac 2 541269 Tap Phong is @ 360 Spadina. Prices are good, but in some cases you do get what you pay for. A place a lot of us chefs go to is Nella Cutlery on 148 Norfinch Drive, around Steeles and the 400. Mon Feb 23 21:39:05 -0800 2004 541257 0 fun foodie 3 541273 Is the Nella at Steeles a store that just anyone can walk into? I have loved using their products at various restaurants that I have worked at in the past. Also, does anyone recall the name of the kitchen supply at Front and Jarvis? It is out of the price range that you all are speaking but I would love to check if they had a website....spring is coming in my world it's not spring cleaning it's spring shopping. Tue Feb 24 07:26:16 -0800 2004 541269 0 Nette 4 541308 Yes, Nella is open to the public! Tue Feb 24 23:26:37 -0800 2004 541273 0 fun foodie 5 541451 There is now a Nella outlet at 433 Queen St. East (east of Parliament) for us downtowners. Sat Mar 06 22:06:16 -0800 2004 541308 0 Ganache 1 541268 The place in china town is called Tap Phong on Spadina. Another palce is Nikolaou on 629 queen st west. The prices are cheaper at tap phong but you get what you pay for. Hope this helps Mon Feb 23 18:58:11 -0800 2004 541254 0 female chef 1 541272 there is also dinetz at king and parliament Tue Feb 24 03:58:25 -0800 2004 541254 0 apogee 1 541280 "Tongs, spoons, fancy graters" is all over the map. For tongs and spoons, I'd go to Goodwill. No kidding. No point in going crazy here, although I think tongs are one of the most underrated kitchen tools ever. Can't have too many. I don't know what you mean by "fancy grater" -- to grate what? Cheese? Meat? Ginger? If you're talking about a meat grater, don't go cheap would be my advice. If what you're asking about is a general place to find kitchen tools, the places mentioned so far aren't bad. There are also some kitchen widget stores at the St. Lawrence market (not the one by the north door, but farther into the market, nearer the south end). Dinitz, by the way, is at King and Sherbourne, not Parliament. It is excellent, but carries higher end tools. Also, check out Golda's Kitchen: http://www.goldaskitchen.com/index.ihtml This is also a bit higher end, but for what they sell, the pricing is very good. At any rate, for tongs and spoons, I think you can go cheap. If you're buying cookware, knives, or appliances (blenders, food processors, etc.) I would say the reverse -- pay up, and pay only once. Tue Feb 24 12:13:24 -0800 2004 541254 0 delta888 1 541292 There's a place in the St. Lawrence market right across from Whitehouse Meats (south building) that has great selection and good prices, but it's jam packed so you have to dig around - but that's half the fun! Tue Feb 24 13:49:27 -0800 2004 541254 0 Elizabeth S 1 541305 :) Tue Feb 24 22:17:26 -0800 2004 541254 0 Chin